Sep 21 2018
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The Price of an EOL Component Is More Than You Think

By Logan Wamsley

The passive electronic components that make up so much of what we use in our everyday lives are getting both smaller and more common. 15 years ago, the total number of components that made up the typical cellular phone was around 60. Today, that number has ballooned to over 1,000. Everyone has heard that there…

Jan 15 2018
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The Flawed Logic of Planned Obsolescence

By Logan Wamsley

In the last month, technology titan Apple has found itself caught in the crossfire of customers (and a few mainstream media publications) accusing them of “planned obsolescence” in regard to their decision to slow down processing speeds in older iPhones. Hardly an original concept, the idea behind a planned obsolescence conspiracy is simple: Manufacturers deliberately…